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14 day ban looking to become a good citizen!

RizzyRay1··4 votes·1,241 views

I have received a well deserved 14day ban ill be honest, was very toxic in ranked and well just lost my temper a few times. I love this game and when games are good i love this community. I plan to for the first couple of weeks i get my account back just mute the entire room as soon as i see any toxicity, now i am worried that this could cause me to get more reports, if i make a bad play or end up feeding a lane, cause i know people /all and tell the other team to report if someone is feeding even if its on accident or there just playing bad. Now my concern is since i dont want to lose my account and i figured muting everyone in the lobby as first sign of toxicity is a good idea, can this cause me to get reports since ill be muting my own team, ad if i play bad and there raging at me and im ignoring them theyll /all and say to report. if this happens and i still get reported if i play bad and am ignoring the team can i get perm banned? Or will riot review and see i did nothing wrong.Ive been ingames were i went 11-10 and had entire lobby report me for feeding when i was just playing bad....

28 Comments

Athina2 votes

First off, it's great that you have recognized that you have these issues and want to fix them. As for your concern, it is perfectly acceptable to ignore everyone. Just drag that chat box off the screen if you need to. Don't worry about having bad games, either. Sure, you might receive a report now and then, but unless it is incredibly obvious that you have a history of trolling or feeding, those reports will never mean anything. We all have bad games from time to time. And if you truly need to communicate with your team in some way, most of the time pings are sufficient enough. Just don't spam them like I'm sure we have all seen before.

If you ever come to the point where you feel like you want to want to bring the chat back into your game, here are a few suggestions:

  1. Turn off cross-team chat. No one on the enemy team will ever have anything useful to say to you. The best you can expect from the other team is a couple of laughs. The worst is them saying something specifically to make you angry. The trade-off simply isn't worth it.
  2. Don't send any messages if it won't be helpful to your team. Saying things like "That was a stupid thing to do" doesn't help anyone, and most of the time they already know that they are doing something wrong.
  3. Just because someone is being toxic toward you doesn't mean you get to return it for free. The only thing that matters is what YOU do, not them. Just mute them and report them after the game.

Hopefully this helps. Good luck, and more importantly, have fun in your future games.

MeilinII1 votes

You can't get reported for not typing. Pings are all you need. False reports are thrown out, so even if they report you for a bad play if you didn't open your mouth or troll you'll be fine. BUT even the slightest act of negativity will get you banned. Do not afk. Do not 'open mid'. Do not ask for reports.

RizzyRay11 votes

would i be better off letting my account sit for a few weeks as well? Or does it only go off of games played/reports recieved? I sure as hell dont want to get perm banned but i know people false report all the time.

MeilinII2 votes

Taking a long break won't help. You have to play a LOT of non-toxic games over a LONG time before your punishment tier will go down. A lot of people say 3 months, I think that's an average. Like I said, false reports are thrown out so you don't have to worry about them, they don't count at all. But for the next month or so, even 1 valid report will possibly result in a perma.

BlueThingamajig1 votes

Riot has stated that if you go actually 3 months time-wise, you'll drop a punishment tier.

The caveat to that is that you need to be at least a semi-regular player, otherwise toxic player would bounce between 2 accounts every 3 months. I'm guessing that is >2-3 games per week, or something like that.

MeilinII1 votes

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Riot has stated that if you go actually 3 months time-wise, you'll drop a punishment tier.

The caveat to that is that you need to be at least a semi-regular player, otherwise toxic player would bounce between 2 accounts every 3 months. I'm guessing that is >2-3 games per week, or something like that.

That's why I said I think it's an average. They said it takes 3 months, and also that games must be played, so we don't know what the actual ratio is.

disregardable1 votes

It's not an average. It's Riot confirmed in the boards Q+A and in Lyte's ask.fm. You drop 1 punishment tier every 3 months without incident.

MeilinII1 votes

Got a source for that? Cuz I searched that ask.fm and it doesn't say 3 months with no games.

disregardable1 votes

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MeilinII1 votes

The Q&A on the punishment system doesn't list 3 months either. It says it's possible to go down a tier over time. Instead of saying 'Do your own research' how about you back up your own statements with facts instead of talking out your ass?

BUT WHAT IF I REFORM? IS IT POSSIBLE TO GO DOWN THE ESCALATION PATH? Yes! Players who show consistent reform or show positive behavior in their games will help heal their accounts reputation.

disregardable1 votes

That's the FAQ, not the Q+A by the way.

disregardable1 votes

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Small correction:

While we take time into consideration, for us to objectively state that a player has reformed we need evidence to suggest that this is true. This means that without any games played, we don't have anything on our end to suggest that the player has reformed and they are ultimately still subject to more severe punishments if they pick up where they left off.

As players, we shouldn't be looking at one's account standing as a metric of reform, but rather if they're able to distinguish right/wrong in-game and in-the-moment.

Hm. I missed that post. Correction noted, will edit my post. Although it's not that hard for you to google sources yourself.

I saw a post a while ago where a Rioter suggested someone take a 6 month break from League if necessary, but this (more recent) post directly contradicts that one.

RizzyRay11 votes

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Hm. I missed that post. Correction noted, will edit my post. Although it's not that hard for you to google sources yourself.

I saw a post a while ago where a Rioter suggested someone take a 6 month break from League if necessary, but this (more recent) post directly contradicts that one.

ok so what if i get a bunch of positive honors of being friendly and such, guessing that would thoroughly help my case? ;D

MeilinII1 votes

Setting a goal of getting an honor ribbon is probably a nice way to avoid the temptation to be toxic.

disregardable1 votes

They've never said anything about it. Doesn't mean it's not true, but I wouldn't count on it. Overall, just don't be negative in chat and you'll be fine.

RizzyRay11 votes

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Taking a long break won't help. You have to play a LOT of non-toxic games over a LONG time before your punishment tier will go down. A lot of people say 3 months, I think that's an average. Like I said, false reports are thrown out so you don't have to worry about them, they don't count at all. But for the next month or so, even 1 valid report will possibly result in a perma. what if my computer blue screens and i get afk report? Laptop is running old and i get maybe one BSOD a week would that counta s well?

MeilinII1 votes

One AFK won't, most likely, but if you AFK enough to get leaverbuster you might have a problem. If I were you, I'd troubleshoot that PC to hell and back first.

0f04J0X1YO1 votes

Define a false report, I reported someone today who intentionally lost the game for my team because we wouldn't immediately shift our game plan because he was going to afk farm other wise. but he was still dealing damage to another player, I expect this will be tossed out regardless of the fact that he was walking nearly to their inhibitor tower with no ward coverage and gave up 6 kills in a row this way.

GinjabredMonsta1 votes

You don't need to mute them, but just think before you type. If you feel you are about to lose it, just apologize. If they are raging, then just try to block it out. I know it is easier said than done, but you control what you type out and say.

AJStarhiker1 votes

Some people may still try to report if you say nothing (and may trigger the auto warnings). However if there is no chat to analyze, then there will be nothing to punish.

Even back when they had "Refuse to Communicate", it was never actually punished.

As far as whether you should sit out or not, that's up to you. Currently, it takes roughly 3 months for behavior-related punishments to drop a tier, but that also assumes there are enough games played during that time to show improved behavior.

Randomonium1 votes

If you get pissed off at people just yell at the computer screen. Whatever you do don't type anything! Literally the only things you should be typing are "gj", "wp", or "gg." That's it! If you really want to avoid a ban that is all you should type for the next 3 months and if you find one person is really pissing you off and you feel like you can't control yourself then mute that one individual person. That allows for maximum communication and helps you practice self control.

MeilinII1 votes

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If you get pissed off at people just yell at the computer screen. Whatever you do don't type anything! Literally the only things you should be typing are "gj", "wp", or "gg." That's it! If you really want to avoid a ban that is all you should type for the next 3 months and if you find one person is really pissing you off and you feel like you can't control yourself then mute that one individual person. That allows for maximum communication and helps you practice self control.

I recommend doing this 4-6 months down the line when you've dropped a punishment tier. No use testing your self control when you've proved you don't have it and you're on thin ice. Wait for cooler temperatures.

ModAttysu The Poro1 votes

Just a warning, if you get un chat restricted/banned, play a bunch of games where you are not toxic, you might get another restriction/ban for a shorter amount of time, cause, "your toxicity meter is still too high for our liking."

Yeah it's kinda bullshit but literally a Rioter said this to a person through tickets and the guy posted screenshots on the boards. Just be prepared.

MeilinII1 votes

Source?

5g8VfDxAnf1 votes

don't worry man i got the same thing except i lost my temper for the 2 games while my whole team was spazzing out in the chat yelling at me calling me everything and they didn't get banned but i did and i thought i caught some ppl ddosing and they reported me the whole team and i got banned for 14 days riot send me a whole list and said 14 day ban so my day is ruined and i can't anything about it and I'm sad now and which is really dumb but to be exactly honest only bronze will get these dumb bans

Ada Wong1 votes

1.) We all have bad games / Loss Streaks, "If you Feed" as in giving the enemy kills, but not (Intentionally Feed) as in just run into the enemy team and die on purpose over and over again then hopefully Riot manually reviews these cases and sees the problem and deals with it you shouldn't get punished for this.

2.) Players who argue with me in chat, or start saying toxic comments, I just mute everyone, I turn off my sound I don't even care anymore about the game no point in arguing players who do not understand anything right (This is what gets you suspended usually from what I understand is arguing idiots / trolls.)

Examples of where you can feed or do bad.

. The enemy gets ahead in 1v1 lane phase, or a hard counter, and begins diving you. . Your Jungler is completely useless doesn't gank or help ( I am serious about this.)

. Your jungler runs into your lane and (Feeds the enemy) This happens to me the other day they ran into my lane, without thinking got the enemy +2 kills even though I was clearly ahead game goes very bad players argue because they don't want to make changes to the play that is happening in game, and I either argue and be toxic or mute everyone still end up with awful stats because of it, obviously the player is going to report me, but I just be quiet and file a report for their actions of running in my lane and getting the enemy ahead when the game was going well.

. Your team doesn't have a good enough comp, or combos to win group fights ,sometimes there is little or nothing you can do, there is a huge difference between LCS, and Solo Queue, LCS is actually organized teams think about What will happen when taking champions, not to mention lots of practice together compared to Solo Queue.

FourApesOnMyBack1 votes

PSA:

Stop playing on your account or you will get perma banned. Get a new account to play on for the next 3-6 months or that 2week banned account will get perma-ed.

Once you are perma banned, you have no recourse to get your account back. Even if you are falsely reported, some RIOT team member will look back through your entire history to find the most toxic game you've had, and post it here and say its justified even if the final ban CLEARLY SHOWS NO TOXICITY. It is just a platitude that they allow players to "reform". If you get falsely reported once you've had a 2 week ban, you will be permabanned. Dont play on this account for a long time. Get a new account.

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